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- King's Pawn Game B00
- Pirc Defense B00
- Pirc Defense B00
- Pirc Defense B00
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Czech Defense
Overview
Czech Defense is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B07.
The Semi-Open Games group covers semi-open games — replies to 1.e4 where Black declines the symmetrical 1…e5 in favour of an asymmetric pawn structure.
It begins with 6 plies and takes 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Pirc Defense, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- B07
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 6
- Parent
- Pirc Defense
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Statistics from Lichess
2,547,851 games · White 49.0% / Draw 4.7% / Black 46.3%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nf3 | 724,097 | |
| f4 | 497,431 | |
| Bg5 | 307,283 | |
| Bd3 | 232,112 | |
| Be3 | 185,813 | |
| f3 | 127,192 | |
| Bc4 | 117,594 | |
| h3 | 87,022 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:19:49
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